Video: Two to Choose From - Crashes and Line Choices, EWS Samoëns

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AMGoran (Jul 19, 2015 at 3:07)

Its fun to see that even the pros can fall pretty easily

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DragRider (Jul 19, 2015 at 4:54) (Below Threshold)

I do agree, most of the crashes are guys who came in to Enduro from XC background

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peanutbuter (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:00)

how to be a dick ^^^

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zede (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:08) (Below Threshold)

quite sure none of these guys came from xc background

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peanutbuter (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:12)

only a couple non of which crashed

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Lagr1980 (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:23)

what unpracticed stages do...

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AMGoran (Jul 19, 2015 at 10:08)

@dragrider Don't really see what that has to do with my comment

zede (Jul 20, 2015 at 13:09)

mh... no sure why i did get neg proped? I was right, none of the guys who crashed were from xc

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jamesdippy (Jul 19, 2015 at 3:57)

That first OTB was nasty!

Spectrail (Jul 19, 2015 at 13:57)

Sure was, I wonder what happened because from what I can tell there doesn't seem to be any huge obstacle on the trail

malathion (Jul 19, 2015 at 19:52)

Not that i know from personal experience or anything but it looks like he dropped his right foot which then made contact with a raised part of the ground, basically jamming his foot into the ground which then threw him over.

csermonet (Jul 19, 2015 at 21:27)

looked like he was starting to two wheel drift when his front wheel caught traction unexpectedly

jamesdippy (Jul 20, 2015 at 5:24)

I think he spotted a rare butterfly and wanted to take a closer look!

Spectrail (Jul 20, 2015 at 6:23)

Haha, all three sound plausible but after a better view on a bigger screen I think I'll pick the sudden traction on the front wheel. Either way, nasty crash

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KK11 (Jul 19, 2015 at 4:36)

Dude riding with both feet off the bike deserves what he gets.

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zede (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:09)

castration?

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WAKIdesigns (Jul 19, 2015 at 8:35)

Saddle snap in half, followed by deep penetration, aka: Reverbing the fudge?

AMGoran (Jul 19, 2015 at 10:09)

Will the dropper function still work?

beatjumper (Jul 19, 2015 at 11:41)

I thought his cranks fell off, I don't understand why he,*she did that.

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bigburd (Jul 19, 2015 at 11:48)

Would be nice to use this ghost rider stuff to show the top 10 WC DH guys crossing the finishing line so you can actually see how much distance the few seconds that covers the top 10 is on track.

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mattg95 (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:03)

Love the overlayed footage

ejbluth (Jul 19, 2015 at 7:00)

Kid scratching balls @ 0:03.

haha

Edit: Or maybe he has to pee as slipfinger mentioned before me?

markholloway Mod (Jul 19, 2015 at 4:19)

I think the guy right at the start of the "lines" video has to pee!

rifrafi (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:51)

whats the story on the comencal riders moto style grip guards?

chr1st14n123 (Jul 19, 2015 at 9:49)

Should have gone to spoke savers... Banter

beatjumper (Jul 19, 2015 at 11:36)

0:45 blue guy "oh let's photobomb the crash montage! actually i'm going to hug these mossy rocks"

Kill-e-brew (Jul 19, 2015 at 12:05)

I think the guy at 34s was going for a cash roll

nick280 (Jul 20, 2015 at 15:51)

what song was that in that last video that was hella funny

kusa (Jul 19, 2015 at 3:50)

So many slipped pedals...

RedBurn (Jul 19, 2015 at 4:28)

that OTB Martin nooooo

philousousou (Jul 19, 2015 at 4:54)

A force de coupé ses trajectoires, lui le piquet n'a pas bouger

c'était une belle

russthedog FL (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:45)

I appreciate the effort but the first one was lame. Sure.maybe it was difficult in real life but it looked like expert class at a local dh race to me. The otb at the start if the second was a corker though!

Coyotecrash (Jul 19, 2015 at 7:02)

2nd video, at 0:34, got to recognize the rider for a creative OTBP (Over the BackPak)
Nicely done, really.

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bmbracing (Jul 19, 2015 at 8:47)

The crashes at 17s and 34s - yet more reasons for flat pedals!

That could seriously mess up your ankle, dragging the bike like that - I remember Peaty doing just that in the 4X at Fort William years ago, massive OTB and the resulting sprain cost him the DH the next day as he couldn't ride very fast. Give me my flats for DH, Enduro and XC!

loopie (Jul 19, 2015 at 10:22)

Indeed...lol clips

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superkeen (Jul 19, 2015 at 11:04)

This argument is pretty irrational, a couple of crashes and one incident in the past you can recall means flats are generally better than clips? I wonder how many races have been won or lost by tiny margins due to people using clips or flats? My personal experience of the matter is that clips have saved my bacon a few times by keeping my foot on the pedal in a situation that may have blown them off if I was on flats.

Different strokes for different folks, run your flats, I don't mind. But I'm staying on clips (apart for dirt jumping, that would be stupid).

takeiteasyridehard (Jul 19, 2015 at 21:28)

This dude knows what's up! I completely agree, and would switch to clips for gnar, but I ride flats just to keep it fresh leg muscle wise. More flatfooted makes my backpacking season better. Otherwise I rock clips for ultimate bike control. I also dremmel out my clipless flat shoes, and put the spindle closer to where I ride on flats...but somehow I still point my toes down more and my stabilizer muscle groups die off an anemic death on long rides.

estecallo (Jul 19, 2015 at 12:57)

Line choices: 18-22 sec fuaaa

goldstreamubrew (Jul 19, 2015 at 21:00)

Wow this is what's taking over downhill and free riding, boring to watch IMO

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Zuman (Jul 19, 2015 at 5:21)

Results are in. 148 axle really is faster and so is training on an E-mtb. A big up yours to the loud minority of pinkbike nation.

rakeothon (Jul 19, 2015 at 8:51)

Struggling on 650b for sure....looking way too awkward.

AGR97 (Jul 19, 2015 at 9:27)

Yeah that extra inch of wheel outside diameter makes SO MUCH difference as to whether you crash or not.

AMGoran (Jul 19, 2015 at 10:12)

yeah they should start to ride 23,4583738" way better for maneuverability

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StanMarsh (Jul 19, 2015 at 3:13)

Crash video had potential but they ruined it with circus music and slow-mo